Tyler Johnson — a blogger from Buffalo, New York
Allison Solomon — a management consultant originally from Brooksville, Florida (whose 1-day cash winnings total $20,200)
Ryan Alley — a patent attorney from Alexandria, Virginia (whose 2-day cash winnings total $39,800)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan | $2,200 | $5,000 | $18,000 |
$17,000
3-day champion: $56,800 |
$18,600
25 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| Allison | $600 | $2,800 | $3,800 |
$2,000
3rd place: $1,000 |
$6,200
12 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| Tyler | $400 | $3,000 | $8,200 |
$7,700
2nd place: $2,000 |
$8,200
12 R, 3 W |
| MEET YOUR ANCESTORS | TV SHOWS BY BOSS | A MATTER OF WIFE & DEATH | STRAIGHT "A" | WORLD HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES | ONLY ONE |
|
$200
[1]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew shows a map on the monitor.) Though it leads in relatively few counties, most in the Northeast, this European ancestry, shown in green, is the USA's second-most common at about 11%
Irish
Allison
|
$200
[9]
Voiced by Harry Shearer, Mr. Burns
The Simpsons
Ryan
|
$200
[22]
A grave in Stratford says, "Heere lyeth interred the body of Anne wife of" him "who departed" August 6, 1623
Shakespeare
Ryan
|
$200
[7]
A document granting permission to search a house
a warrant
Ryan
|
$200
[3]
At midnight on New Year's Eve, Spaniards eat one of these vine fruits with each chime of a clock bell
a grape
Ryan
|
$200
[13]
Is a primary color: white, orange, blue
blue
Allison
|
|
$600
[4]
People in thebeigecountiestended to identify simply as this, a phenomenon called the "unhyphenating" of the country
American
Allison
|
$400
[18]
Leslie Knope's superior Ron Swanson
Parks and Recreation
Ryan
|
$400
[23]
In 2014 he said, "anytime I hear that door opening, I still think I'm going to hear" Natasha Richardson
Liam Neeson
Tyler
|
$400
[8]
A skin transplant, or political corruption involving money
a graft
Tyler
|
$400
[27]
Argentina honors this dance on Dec. 11, the birthday of 2 of its important figures, Carlos Gardel & Julio de Caro
the tango
Allison
|
$400
[14]
Is a county in England: Warwickshire, Oxenshire, Middleshire
Warwickshire
|
|
$800
[5]
Most residents in thepurplecountiesidentified as this two-word term, the most common ancestry in the Deep South
African-American
Ryan
|
$600
[19]
in the '60s & early '70s, Darrin's boss Larry Tate
Bewitched
Tyler
|
$600
[24]
His beloved wife June Carter preceded him in death by 4 months, both passing away in 2003
Johnny Cash
Allison
|
$600
[10]
To drag a net behind a boat
trawl
Ryan
|
$800
[29]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew shows a skeletal doll.) La Catrina, theskeleton figurewho has become an icon of Day of the Dead celebrations, was an early 20th-century creation to mock elite Mexicans, but her origins can be traced to the underworld goddess of this pre-Columbian civilization
the Aztecs
Ryan
|
$600
[15]
Is an independent country: Sikkim, Saint Lucia, Sumatra
Saint Lucia
Ryan
|
|
DD
$1,000
[2]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew shows a map on the monitor.) The Census Bureau map codes U.S. counties by the residents' most reported ancestry; most counties in Nebraskaare coded as this, the most common U.S. ancestry from central Europe
German
Allison
|
$800
[20]
Lou Grant of WJM-TV
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Tyler
|
$800
[25]
When she died in 2003, this widow of a fast-food magnate left $200 million to National Public Radio
(Joan) Kroc
Tyler
|
$800
[11]
Wild dabbler from which most domestic ducks descend
mallard
Ryan
|
$1,000
[28]
Monaco's national day is November 19, the date in 1949 of his formal accession to the throne
Prince Rainier
Ryan
|
$800
[16]
Is an astronomical constellation: Mensa, Mantis, Macros
Mensa
Ryan
|
|
$1,000
[6]
Orangerepresents this ancestry that's also common ineastern Oklahoma
Native American
Ryan
|
$1,000
[21]
Hollywood super-agent Ari Gold
Entourage
Allison
|
$1,000
[26]
This political figure & wife of a Chinese president was well over 100 when she died in New York in 2003
Madame Chiang Kai-shek
|
$1,000
[12]
An aria from this type of religious musical work is heard here
a cantata
Ryan
Tyler
|
— |
$1,000
[17]
Is a novel by Oscar Wilde: "Lady Windermere's Fan", "The Picture Of Dorian Gray", "Salome"
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Tyler
|
| IT'S ALL IN THE PAST | CREATURE FEATURES | WORDS ABOUT WORDS | "O" CANADA | HENRIK IBSEN | A DOLL'S HOUSE |
|
$400
[1]
He earned his nickname the "Desert Fox" while leading the Afrika Korps during World War II
(Erwin) Rommel
Ryan
|
$400
[6]
1965 & 1997:"That Darn _____"
Cat
Ryan
|
$400
[22]
The "L-E-T" in piglet is this kind of suffix added to mean small or young
diminutive
Ryan
|
$400
[2]
It borders Manitoba & Quebec
Ontario
Ryan
|
$400
[18]
Ibsen was born in this country in 1828 but exiled himself in 1864 & didn't return for almost 30 years
Norway
Ryan
Allison
|
$400
[21]
Mattel introduced this doll in 1961; Barbie needed some arm candy
Ken
Ryan
|
|
$800
[8]
This woman (not the actress) was the mother of King Edward VI
Jane Seymour
Allison
|
$800
[16]
1950:"Francis the Talking _____"
Mule
Tyler
|
$800
[15]
From the Greek for "good speech", it's a mild word substituted for an offensive one
a euphemism
Tyler
|
$800
[3]
Signed in 1846, this treaty that set a boundary between Canada & the United States shares its name with a U.S. state
the Oregon Treaty
Allison
|
$800
[26]
Among his best-known works is the music he wrote for Ibsen's play "Peer Gynt"
(Edvard) Grieg
Ryan
|
$800
[28]
Rose O'Neill became wealthy & famous creating these dolls that began as magazine illustrations
Kewpie dolls
Allison
|
|
$1,200
[9]
In 1854 this Naval officer (not the actor) opened Japan to Western trade & diplomacy
(Matthew) Perry
Ryan
|
$1,200
[17]
2011:"Mr. Popper's _____"
Penguins
Ryan
|
$1,200
[13]
Confusion of words that sound alike, as in "the world is your lobster"
a malaprop
Tyler
|
$1,200
[4]
Canada's 4th largest city, it's home to the National Library & National Gallery
Ottawa
Ryan
|
$1,200
[25]
In 1982, Kevin Spaceymade his Broadway debut in this Ibsen play, not costumed in a white sheet
Ghosts
Allison
|
$1,600
[29]
Thisseries of dolls has helped lots of girls learn about history
the American Girl dolls
Allison
|
|
$1,600
[10]
Under the Treaty Of Paris that ended this war in 1763, France lost all of its land holdings on the North American Continent
the French & Indian War
Tyler
|
$1,600
[19]
2008:"Beverly Hills _____"
Chihuahua
Allison
Tyler
|
DD
$1,400
[14]
Swatch, formed from "Swiss" & "watch", is this French-named type of word formed from parts of other words
a portmanteau
Ryan
|
$1,600
[5]
Many members of this Iroquois Confederacy tribe migrated to Canada in the 1830s (they don't make the tableware)
Oneida
Tyler
|
$1,600
[23]
A stand-in for Ibsen himself, truth-telling medical inspector Thomas Stockmann becomes this "of the people"
Enemy
Ryan
|
$2,000
[27]
The Hopi & Zuni are 2 of the many Pueblo tribes that make these ancestral spirit dolls
kachina dolls
Tyler
|
|
$2,000
[11]
Ancient Greek for "hot gates", this mountain pass was the site of a famous battle in 480 B.C.
Thermopylae
Ryan
|
$2,000
[20]
1973:"The Day of the ____"
Jackal
Tyler
|
$1,600
[12]
The accent aigu in lame is this type of mark added to a letter to change its pronunciation
diacritical
|
$2,000
[7]
Born in Ceylon, this bestselling author of "The English Patient" emigrated to Montreal in the 1960s
Michael Ondaatje
|
$2,000
[24]
The 1879 play "A Doll's House" was a sensation as this female character challenged the traditional roles of wife & mother
Nora
Ryan
|
DD
$3,000
[30]
In doll collecting, M.I.B. isn't "Men In Black" but this desirable condition
mint in box
Allison
|
This machine was invented in 1929; the government began buying them to help prevent any more in a series of Army Air Corps fatalities
the flight simulator